Texas AG Sues DOJ Over Election Monitors

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to its plans to send federal election monitors to eight counties in Texas during the upcoming election. Paxton argues that the DOJ lacks legal authority to send monitors, as state law limits who can be present in polling places and central counting stations, specifically excluding federal officials. He has requested a temporary restraining order to prevent these monitors from entering polling locations and a permanent injunction against federal monitoring in Texas. The DOJ's action is part of a broader initiative to ensure compliance with federal election laws across multiple states, but Paxton claims it constitutes an intimidation tactic against Texas's right to manage its own elections. In parallel, Paxton has deployed an